Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
SCAR Gazetteer Information: Each place can have one or more entries in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer, dependant on its origin. By viewing an individual entry, you may see multiple references to the same place. SCAR uses a more general feature type coding, so each place will, in general, have multiple feature types.
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Kirkwood Range (NZL) | 76° 27' 00.0" S | 162° 00' 00.0" E | Range |
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Name ID: 113705
Place ID: 7567
A massive coastal range extending approximately 38km north-south between Fry Glacier and Mawson Glacier. Named peaks on the range include Shoulder Mountain, Mount Creak, Mount Endeavour, Mount Chetwynd and Mount Gauss. A broad low-level platform on the seaward side of the range is occupied by the Oates Piedmont Glacier. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MB08 |
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| Kirkwood Range (RUS) | 76° 30' 00.0" S | 162° 20' 00.0" E | Range |
| Name ID: 118779 Place ID: 7567 | |||
| Kirkwood Range (USA) | 76° 27' 00.0" S | 162° 00' 00.0" E | Range |
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Name ID: 127440
Place ID: 7567
A massive coastal range extending N-S between the Fry and Mawson Glaciers. A broad low-level platform on the seaward side of the range is occupied by the Oates Piedmont Glacier. Named by the N.Z. Northern Survey Party of the CTAE (1956-58) for Capt. Henry Kirkwood, RN, captain of the supply ship Endeavour during this period. |
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